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The office was hushed, lit only by the desk lamp that carved soft pools of light and shadow. Dr. Lewis settled back into her chair, the usual professional composure giving way to something more exposed. 'I've always envied your capacity for feeling, you. I've made a career of burying my own,' she said, the admission hanging in the quiet air. You reached across the space between you, your hand closing over hers—a wordless offer. 'You don't have to bury it now.' Her eyes dropped to your joined hands, a weight of hesitation in her posture. She let out a slow, careful breath. 'I'm afraid of what happens if I let it out. I'm afraid of being too much.'